Senior Electrical Test Engineer – Avionics & Test Infra

Doist; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Comprehensive benefits package

Three weeks paid vacation

12 paid holidays

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Test Engineer to own the architecture, development, and scaling of our test infrastructure for satellite avionics. You will define test strategies, design test racks, and create fixtures to ensure zero hardware failures at launch.

This onsite role requires collaboration with hardware, software, and reliability teams; you will mentor junior engineers, set engineering standards, and contribute to Design for Test.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hardware test engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of electronic components, circuits, and test equipment.
• Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout software.
• Experience with embedded systems and Linux development.
• Proficient in Python scripting and version control (Git).

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a common hardware/software set to create automated test racks.
• Define validation strategy and test plans for spacecraft avionics.
• Collaborate with hardware design engineers to implement DFT/DFM.
• Write and maintain Python scripts for the test framework.
• Develop rack self-test and maintenance methods; enable production team.
• Lead design reviews and mentor junior engineers; establish best practices.
• Create custom fixtures when required.

Skills

Hardware test engineering

Python scripting

Embedded systems

Electronics fundamentals

Communication interfaces

Linux development

Team leadership

DFT/DFM awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Power supplies

Altium

Cadence/Orcad

Git

PCB layout software

Python tooling

Job description

Muon Space in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Test Engineer to own the architecture, development, and scaling of our test infrastructure for satellite avionics. You will define test strategies, design test racks, and create fixtures to ensure zero hardware failures at launch.

This onsite role requires collaboration with hardware, software, and reliability teams; you will mentor junior engineers, set engineering standards, and contribute to Design for Test.